Code, in particular on-line payments. We then highlight the part played by the Bank of Italy in overall administrative …

This paper contributes to the analysis of quantitative indicators (i.e., red flags or screens) to detect corruption in … through measures of direct corruption risks (judiciary cases and police investigations for corruption-related crimes) and … indirect corruption risks (delays and cost overruns). From a policy perspective, our analysis shows that the most effective red …

benchmarking. The analysis is based on data gathered periodically by the Bank of Italy. In order to give a broader view of the …

We construct local-level statistical indicators of corruption based on the number of reported crimes, on citizens … and we examine the impact that the presence of corruption, as measured by these indicators, has on personnel selection and … areas with higher levels of our corruption indicators. This effect is mainly observed among managers and highly qualified …

We investigate the role of corruption in the business environment in explaining the efficiency of within … convergence model, we find evidence of a positive relationship between corruption growth and both labour and capital misallocation … one of the determinants of productivity growth, we further show that the correlation between changes in corruption and TFP …

The fall in employment and the increase in unemployment rates in Italy in 2009 were fairly modest, given the sharp drop … drop in participation in the South (the discouragement effect). The results of the Bank of Italy's Survey of Industrial and …

of interest. Secondly, we assess the governance of closed and open pension funds in Italy by analyzing their bylaws and …

In this paper we focus on tenant rents in Italy and compare results from several methods for the rent dynamic …

The paper analyzes developments in bank lending in Italy during the financial crisis, assessing the relative …